I've been thinking plenty about it for the last few months but I'm still waiting for the perfect components for my needs. Being as anal as I am about how things should work, those parts will likely never be available in my lifetime. But here's what I'm settling on so far:
CM 690 II Advanced Black and White Windowed
Figured it'd be nice to get away from the drab of an all black case whilst still being able to use a black drive without it looking out of place. Also that vertical PCI expansion slot gives some ideas about PCIe risers and taking advantage of a blocked PCIe 1x slot under a GPU.
GIGABYTE GA-X79-UD3
Black design with grey accents will keep to my colour scheme. No nonsense extras mean the price stays down. Only thing I'd crave are an extra 4 DIMM slots but then again, half the slots usually means being able to fiddle further with RAM timings and clock speeds. Also 4 way SLI compatible if that route ever becomes worthwhile.
Cooler Master Silent Pro Hybrid 1300W
Fully modular, nice exterior texture, fan controller included, and a colour scheme that matches my chassis selection. Also cheaper than a lot of 1000W units. Only gripe is that ugly 24-pin connector. Custom single sleeved alternative must be looked into.
Current options: GTX690 or GK110
Currently all GTX690s look the same regardless of the manufacturer. They look mighty fine so that's no problem. Here's hoping nVidia keeps it up with the GK110 if it ever gets a consumer release.
Intel Core i7 3930K
6 cores and unlocked multiplier. Not game enough to go with the 3960X since I'm not watercooling.
NZXT HAVIK 140
Silent operation and close to AIO water cooled temps. Black and white fans are an awesome touch!
Currently trying to find out what's needed to get it compatible with an LGA2011 socket. If it won't work then Noctua's NH-D14 is the next contender without sacrificing any performance at all.
Corsair Vengeance Low Profile
The only white heatspreaders around these days. Depending on how expensive a kit will be in comparison to the non limited black version I may go with that although voltage drops in efficiency to 1.5v.
SanDisk Extreme Solid State Drive 240GB
The fastest SF-2281 drive available and for just over $1 p/GB this is handsdown the best value to performance component in this system.
Current total based on staticice Australia's cheapest prices: $3,170 before shipping.
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